After Katie Couric was diagnosed with breast cancer this summer, one of the first questions swirling in her head was whether she would need a mastectomy — or surgery to remove the entire breast. But ...

Lumpectomies and mastectomies differ in the amount of tissue removed. A lumpectomy removes only the tumor and a small portion of the breast. A mastectomy removes all of the breast tissue, and possibly ...

Northwestern Medicine physicians are now utilizing a new treatment option for breast cancer that allows women to receive a full dose of radiation therapy during breast conserving surgery, according to ...

Many women who are diagnosed with breast cancer face the difficult decision of whether to have a lumpectomy with radiation or a mastectomy with reconstruction. With the availability of study results ...

Lumpectomy could be better for a breast cancer patient’s future sex life Sexual well-being scores improved following a lumpectomy Women who got a mastectomy followed by breast reconstruction had lower ...

CHICAGO — Rates of re-excision and conversion to mastectomy after initial lumpectomy in women with early invasive breast cancer dropped dramatically after the release of a 2014 consensus guideline ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I understand surgery is often included as part of the treatment plan for breast cancer. If I'm a candidate for lumpectomy but am also considering a mastectomy, what are some things I ...

Larger breast size, diabetes, and smoking history may be factors of increased volume loss whether whole- or partial-breast radiation was administered. HealthDay News — Patients with T1 tumors ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — New research into breast-conserving cancer surgery is yielding promising results, according to a recent meta-analysis by the National Institutes of Health. The study examined data ...

BOSTON — Having a preoperative MRI scan does not help surgeons to reduce the likelihood of positive surgical margins when they are performing lumpectomy for early-stage breast cancer, a new study ...

A groundbreaking study published in JAMA Oncology in 2024 has upended traditional thinking surrounding breast cancer surgery. This expansive study, which tracked over 661,000 women over the course of ...